The Weekender Quiz: The tweet heard around the world

That was some tweet. Canadian politics was nudged awake from its mid-summer slumber by a tweet — or, rather, by the stunning reaction of Saudi Arabia to said tweet. Meanwhile, in Ontario, Doug Ford continues to dominate headlines and earn pay for applause. What a week! Test your knowledge of the top news items with the Weekender Quiz:

1. What two agricultural goods did Saudi Arabia announce it was no longer purchasing this week from Canada?

b. Stephen Harper, for siding with Donald Trump on tariffs to protect national security

c. Conservative MP James Bezan, for targeting vulnerable Liberal incumbents over gun control

d. Ontario premier Rob Ford, for siding with firearm owners against a handgun ban in Toronto

6. Doug Ford's government is using time allocation to skip over committee and public consultation in their bid to slash the number of seats in Toronto city council. What did Ontario Progressive Conservatives call time allocation just months ago?

a. The worst of the worst

b. A cowardly approach

c. Undemocratic

d. Weasely

7. At a Thursday press conference, Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejected Toronto's calls for handgun ban. During the press conference, what did Ford say to tell "the bad guys"?

a. "time's up"

b. "do you feel lucky?"

c. "gimme your guns"

d. "heads up we’re coming to get you"

8. What did nine international refugee organizations call on the prime minister to do this week?

a. speed up processing of refugee claimants

b. clarify the role of the new minister of border security and organized crime reduction

c. provide housing and support to refugee claimants in a more timely manner

d. abolish the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States

9. Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced this week that he's running for a seat in Parliament. In what riding is he running?

a. Brampton North

b. Calgary Heritage

c. Burnaby South

d. Papineau

10. Work began this week to remove the oil from the Manolis L, which sunk off the coast of Newfoundland in 1985. What does the crew have to do before oil can be removed from the ship?

a. patch existing cracks in the ship's hull

b. heat the oil

c. send divers to manually attach the necessary equipment

d. Bring the ship back to surface without damaging the hull

11. What did Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir say about the ongoing spat between his country and Canada?

a. There is nothing to mediate

b. Canada made a mistake

c. The ball is in Canada's court

d. All of the above

12. A former navy officer has filed a second lawsuit after being forced into retirement from the military because of medical reasons. The most recent lawsuit is aimed at Department of National Defence HVAC engineers. Who did he lose his first lawsuit against?